Hope Floats

– Birdee Pruitt has been humiliated on live television by her best friend, Connie, who's been sleeping..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.00 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 54 Minutes
Release Year:
1998
Hope Floats (1998)

Birdee Pruitt has been humiliated on live television by her best friend, Connie, who's been sleeping with Birdee's husband, Bill. Birdee tries starting over with her daughter, Bernice, by returning to her small Texas hometown, but she's faced with petty old acquaintances who are thrilled to see Birdee unhappy -- except for her friend Justin. As he helps Birdee get back on her feet, love begins to blossom.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Hope Floats (1998) - Trailer

Release Date:

29 May 1998

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Forest Whitaker

Writer:

Steven Rogers

Main Actors:

Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick Jr., Gena Rowlands, Mae Whitman

Plot:

Birdee Calvert-Pruitt is back in her hometown of Smithville, Texas, after discovering that her husband is having an affair with her best friend, Connie. The entire town knows what happened to flawless beauty Birdee since Connie let her know about the affair on a national talk show. Back in town, she's dealing with catty old friends and acquaintances from high school who can't help rubbing it in her face that she isn't as perfect as she thought while still trying to get back on her feet with her daughter, Bernice. Deeply depressed, she runs into an old friend, Justin Matisse, who tries to help her through, but is still in love with her. Birdee must make a new life for her and her daughter, but will Justin be able to be part of it?

Awards:

3 wins & 9 nominations.

Gross profit:

$60,033,780

Production:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
26%
Metacritic:
42%